The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-18
THIS MORNINGS FIRE.
THE OLD SAW MILL DESTROYER
On South Street md Creek Bnnk-linie &
stainaksr's Box and lung Factory.
uood Work by the Flrcmen, but tho
Flames Destroy the Factory.


Of FRO was rung in from box 81, at tho cor.
ner OF Market and South streets, and
though the Department responded quick.
ly, 90 great u start hgd the lamea that
when they reached the locality the fie.
men found q bright blazs bursting from
the roof OF The old Hubbard saw mill, on
the creek bank, east OF Main street, and
in m incredibly short space Of time the
wooden portion OF the building, lying
next the creek bank, was licked up Ike
chat by the wind.
1t was ascertained TINT tho alarm wac
.urneli In by Officer Joe Glenn, OF the city
police. The officer was standing square
or two soutb Of the crock, when he smelt
wood smoke, and coming up to the Mar
ket street bridge, no BRw donae smoke
pouring from tho wooden structure next
the creek. At tho same time tho rcd
CLEAN OF the tlames WAS eeen. through
cracks IN the roof. lie q. once rang in Ill
alarm from box 81.
The fire. was doubtless oil inCendiary
origin. About month ago an attempt
was made to fire the building, and only an
early discovery prevented its SUCCESS.
There WIS no FIRE in tho furnace or else
where yesterday, and the only possible
origin OF the flames was ut the hands OF
6ro.bug.
ONE BUILDING BURNED.
II looked for q Il re as il the long two.
story brick portion OF the old mill which
lies on South street, both now occup!ed
by Halo & StaInsker'H Box and Bung Fac
tory, would DO destroyed with the other,
which Is not separated from it by space
Of ten feet, but by intelligent and intrepid
work the department confined tho blazs
to the first building, which was one mass
Of fire in its interior before the discovery
was made. and being light smell OF frame
quickly melted and crumbled 10 pieces.
The spsrks flew across tho creek and fell
| in a fiery shower. but fortunately brisk
rain had been falling for some time, and
everything waa so saturated that 1t did
not ignite.
lScESpIARlsM.
AS remarked above there cannot DO q
reasonable doubt tina. the fire was o! in
cendary origin. Last night about II
o'clock arrange man, short anu chunky.
and well dressed, wearing Ulcer hat and
having black mustache, attempted to
20. into the house OF "Dutch" Boyd, B.
l. 0. conductor living in Centre Wheeling.
He WAS discovered and chased out, and
followed 90 lar rs the saw mill premises,
where he was Loaf. This was thought to
DO perhaps clue, and was
tsken up Last night. 1t is NJ
SO perhaps significant that about
tho time the tire started John Holmes
WAS Rftested by Officer McNichol, on
charge Of setting fire to the sign in front
OF T. II. Morris & Co.'s produce store.
lie confessed to another officer later.
Holmes spent short term in ponltontiaTy
sometime ago 10. incendiBrism, and was
accuaad OF burglary this spring in North
Wheeling, but the recent grand jury failed
to indict him.
TIE Lcss AND INSURANCE.
The building was owned by II. B. & G. D.
Hubbard and rented, with the adjoining
one on South street, to Hale 4 StaIngKcr.
Col. Hubbard estimates the loss Oh build
ing at about S40C0-that is, it vii! cost
that sum TO replace it. L was inquired in
@. II. Golfers Sgency Tor s. 800. 1t WAS
built by tho present ownerg in 1887 Tor
tlao as a sGT mill.
The building contained all the costly
machinery OF Messis. Halo & S!alnsker
except jig saw used in saving box
pieCcH. Among the machinery vas III
intricate machine for eating buugs.
There waa in the eaved building about
$1,000 worth Of iniuhed stock. III the
basement OF the building which WAS
saved wss also the engine and boilers.
These are doubt!efs Injured solnewhAt by
the wettsng they got.
Maj. Rsn StAlnaker. IT,, mOnber Of
the firm, estimates their aggregate loGa At
abont $4,000, 5000 OF 100000 Of this
being machinery, finished stock snd lam
Der in the burned building, and the other
portion tha stock already referred to,
which is ruined il touched by Tata.. The
firm had an insurance Of Sll 600 p(acsd
by the agencies OF Alderaon 4 Atkinson
and J. V. L. Rodgers.
The blow ia severe one 10 The new
firm, just protitaDly embarked i'll new
business, and SO e loes 10 the city.